Muhammad Ali’s historical refusal to participate in the Vietnam War, roundly denouncing US imperialism abroad and racism at home, was more than simply a landmark moment in sports history; it was a socially transformative event that further legitimized dissent against the war effort. A short while later, the Black Power salute given at the 1968 Olympics, when U.S. track-and-field stars John Carlos and Tommy Smith raised their fists during the US national anthem, also to protest the war in Vietnam,…

Pres. Mildred Garcia California State University, Fullerton Office of the President 2600 Nutwood Avenue CP-1000 Fullerton, CA 92831 President Garcia: The Campus Antifascist Network, a multi-national, intercollegiate organization of activist-scholars with over four hundred members and eleven active chapters inside the US, stands in solidarity with CSUF students and faculty in their protest of allowing right-wing hate-monger Milo Yiannopoulos to speak on your campus. As a prominent representative of white nationalism and “men’s rights,” Milo Yiannopoulos is a champion of…

President Phil Hanlon Dartmouth College Office of the President 207 Parkhurst Hall Hanover, NH 03755 The Campus Antifascist Network (CAN) stands in support of Prof. Mark Bray at Dartmouth College. In so doing, we join the over 100 Dartmouth professors who have already formally expressed solidarity with their colleague, and with the many other faculty and students who are expressing solidarity with Dr. Bray through other channels. Dr. Bray’s scholarship is a testament to Dartmouth’s reputation as a prestigious institution…

The Campus Antifascist Network stands in solidarity with Dartmouth Professor Mark Bray, and the Dartmouth faculty defending him. Bray, the author of the book Antifa: The Antifascist Handbook, was rebuked by the Dartmouth administration for his scholarly treatment of the antifascist movement in the United States. The Administration wrote, “Statements made by Lecturer in History Mark Bray supporting violent protest do not represent the views of Dartmouth. As an institution, we condemn anything but civil discourse in the exchange of…

On Sunday, August 27th, a broad and unprecedented coalition of over 100 campus, labor, interfaith, health, service, community justice, socialist and anarchist groups came together at the edge of the UC Berkeley campus to stand united against fascist hatred and white supremacy. Over 3,000 Bay Area students, teachers, and community members denounced with one voice the hatred and bigotry that has inflamed our society; on exhibit most graphically at Charlottesville, but represented broadly in our public life today—from Muslim bans…

The election of Donald Trump has emboldened fascist and white nationalist groups nationwide, on campus and off, and their recent upsurge requires antifascists to take up the call to action once again. Since Trump’s election, fascists, neo-fascists, and their allies have used blatantly Islamophobic, anti-semitic, racist, anti-indigenous misogynistic, homophobic, transphobic, and ableist messaging and iconography to recruit to their ranks and intimidate students, faculty and staff. As we wrote this letter, hundreds of torch-bearing white supremacists were marching on the…